Practice
Interview
Activity
Instructions:
These questions are designed to help prepare you for a real world
interview. You will need a partner to
interview with in this exercise. One of
you should take on the role of the employer and the other person will be
interviewed. The person doing the
interview will need to consider ahead-of-time some of the responses that will
be made during the course of the interview.
Job Background: The job you are interviewing for is a position with a local
computer store where you will be hired as a computer technician. You will be expected to be on time, dress in
a professional fashion, have good technical skills, and have reasonable
computer service skills.
Job Description:
Build and set up new computers.
Clean and maintain computers and peripherals.
Install workstation operating system and software.
Help maintain an inventory of part.
Troubleshoot client workstations that are not working
properly.
Download files from the Internet and install drivers.
Employer Preparation: Please look over the questions before you
begin. Several questions require that
you have some type of hypothetical response ready. The places during the interview where you will need to make up a
response are in boldface. Take a minute
to think up some responses before you begin.
Read the job description to the interviewee before you begin. As the employer it will be your job to take
notes on their responses. Your notes
will be turned in for a grade for you and your partner. Do a good job!
1)
Could you define the word Honesty?
2) Could you
define the word Trust?
3) What does
it mean to be trustworthy?
4) What does
it means to have "high expectations?"
As an employer explain what those expectations are from your viewpoint. Share with them that if they are given the
job you expect them to excel.
5) What
training and/or experience do you have that qualifies you for this job?
6) Ask them if
they would feel comfortable letting you know about problems: both equipment and
people problems.
7) As an
employer discuss expectations with each candidate:
Thing that are off limits
Arrival and finish times
Eating
Transportation
8)
What are your strengths?
Weaknesses?
9)
How do you keep up with new advances in technology?
10) Do you
have any questions you would like to ask me?